# A Step From Heaven > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/A_Step_From_Heaven > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/A_Step_From_Heaven.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Step_From_Heaven > Source revision: 1354721521 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2001 novel by An Na A Step From Heaven Author An Na Language English Genre Young adult novel Publisher Front Street Press Publication date 2001 Publication place United States Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Pages 156 ISBN 1-886910-58-8 OCLC 44703366 LC Class PZ7.N1243 St 2001 ***A Step From Heaven*** is the [first novel](/source/Debut_novel) by [An Na](/source/An_Na), published in 2001 by [Front Street Press](/source/Casemate_Publishers). It won two [American Library Association](/source/American_Library_Association) awards: the 2002 [Michael L. Printz Award](/source/Michael_L._Printz_Award) from the [Young Adult Library Services Association](/source/Young_Adult_Library_Services_Association)[1] and the 2001-2003 [Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature](/source/Asian%2FPacific_American_Award_for_Literature) (Children and Young Adult Author category) from the [Asian Pacific American Librarians Association](/source/Asian_Pacific_American_Librarians_Association).[2] ## Summary At age four, Young Ju moves with her parents from [Korea](/source/Korea) to [Southern California](/source/Southern_California). While expecting an easy, blissful life in America, Young Ju sees the stress that the [cultural adjustment](/source/Culture_shock) puts on her family. She struggles with the language barrier in her new school as her parents' relationship begins to strain due to financial issues. During this time, Young Ju's brother Joon Ho is born, and is given more freedom and choices due to his gender. Their father is an [alcoholic](/source/Alcoholism), who is eventually arrested for [DUI](/source/DUI) and subsequently loses his driver's license. As Young Ju matures and begins to enjoy friends and school, her parents' marriage continues to dwindle and begins affecting Joon, causing him to withdraw from school and further education. When her father starts beating his wife and herself, Young Ju eventually intervenes by calling the police and having her father arrested. When he is released from jail, he leaves the family, returning to their home country, Korea, without a word. Some time later, when her family is in a better financial position, they move into a better house when, Young Ju is preparing to leave for college, and knows her mother and brother are finally starting to settle into a better life. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ALA_1-0)** American Library Association: Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books ["ALA | Michael L. Printz Winners"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110217092327/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners.cfm). Archived from [the original](http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners.cfm) on February 17, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2011.. URL accessed 6 July 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["2001-2003 AWARDS WINNERS"](http://www.apalaweb.org/awards/literature-awards/winners/2001-2003-awardswinners/). *APALA*. Retrieved January 25, 2020. - [Children and Young Adult Literature portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children_and_Young_Adult_Literature) v t e Michael L. Printz Award 2000: Myers – Monster 2001: Almond – Kit's Wilderness 2002: Na – A Step From Heaven 2003: Chambers – Postcards from No Man's Land 2004: Johnson – The First Part Last 2005: Rosoff – How I Live Now 2006: Green – Looking for Alaska 2007: Yang – American Born Chinese 2008: McCaughrean – The White Darkness 2009: Marchetta – On the Jellicoe Road 2010: Bray – Going Bovine 2011: Bacigalupi – Ship Breaker 2012: Whaley – Where Things Come Back 2013: Lake – In Darkness 2014: Sedgwick – Midwinterblood 2015: Nelson – I'll Give You the Sun 2016: Ruby – Bone Gap 2017: Lewis, Aydin, and Powell – March: Book Three 2018: LaCour – We Are Okay 2019: Acevedo – The Poet X 2020: King – Dig 2021: Nayeri – Everything Sad Is Untrue 2022: Boulley – Firekeeper's Daughter 2023: Tahir – All My Rage 2024: King, Anderson, Charlton-Trujillo, Levithan, McCarthy, McLemore, Neri, Reynolds, Ribay, and Sanchez – The Collectors: Stories 2025: Teer, Julia – Brownstone --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [A Step From Heaven](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Step_From_Heaven) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Step_From_Heaven?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.